is lead climbing more dangerious then top rope??? if it is how much more??? my step dad said its way more dangerious and you can get hurt really easlly...he also said if you fall the "pegs" can come out of the rock but im not sure if hes lieing or he just doesnt know??????

I'm going say it truly comes down to the person climbing. With top roping, if the person setting anchors is a absolute moron, you're chances of dying are much greater than if some trad guru is setting the pro.

Each has its own safety advantages, but each has its own safety disadvantages. If you learn the skills needed to climb safely, both should be equally safe.

It then comes down to difficulty. Setting pro is much of the time much more difficult then placing a top rope...and blah blah blah...see where I'm going?

I must agree. There are so many more things that can go wrong with leading compared to climbing on a top rope. No matter what way you climb, there is always a risk. Leading just has a few more than TR does. But if done correctly, and with the proper know-how, you can grealty reduce your risks! Hope it helped!

one big difference in leading is the chance of slamming into the rock/wall on the way down, and if you're on a gym wall that can mean a grip in the side. you don't have this problem with toproping since you just hang when you fall, still... leading can be more fun at times. if a climb is no longer motivating in toprope you can up the ante and lead it.

protection shouldn't come out if it's well set, cams can come out but I doubt your dad will have a say in the matter or will mind once you're ready for it

is lead climbing more dangerious then top rope??? if it is how much more??? my step dad said its way more dangerious and you can get hurt really easlly...he also said if you fall the "pegs" can come out of the rock but im not sure if hes lieing or he just doesnt know??????

I destest the opinion that it is more dangerous. In top roping you have a three mabey four point anchor. That's is! In situation of catastrophic anchor failure, you go lights out as they say in my country. In the lead the anchor is supplimented by your pro selections in the lead. If anchor fails its a switch over to simul-climb senerio and anchor can be reistabuished. The uncle sounds ingorent of the complexities of the situation. Climb on young lad. Lead and learn as they say.

I destest the opinion that it is more dangerous. In top roping you have a three mabey four point anchor. That's is! In situation of catastrophic anchor failure, you go lights out as they say in my country.

I use 2, rarely 3 on TR. The chances of an anchor such as a living tree 6 inches or more in diameter having "catastrophic failure" are ridiculously remote. The only real dangers from correctly set up TRs are short radius swings on wandering routes, rockfall ... but these risks can be minimised.

Conversely, the opportunities for failures leading to injury when leading are many. Injuries (or death) when leading are inevitable if you climb long enough, no matter how good or careful you are. For example, one of the best and most experienced climbers in the country broke both his ankles leading a route he had bolted himself.

Abseiling is probably more dangerous than either, mainly because of foolhardiness.

Link please. There's nothing here to suggest that top roping has more injuries: http://americanalpineclub.org/p/anam-statistics

This report suggests that leaders have far more accidents, deaths and injuries than seconds, (equivalent to top roping) : http://www.rockymountainrescue.org/publications/2012_WEMJ_RMRG_Rock_Climb_Accidents.pdf

From the lack of response, it is apparent that there is no data that suggests top roping is more dangerous than leading. It should be obvious to any climber that leading is far more dangerous than top roping.

I would counter that statement as it automatically implies everyone is exactly the same, which they aren't. What I can say after working on and off in the gym and climbing 5 years outdoors is that TRing is FAR more dangerous than Leading. Why? - you don't wake up one day as a non-climber and say Hey - lets go lead some rock - typically you build up to it and learn the skills needed and how to belay before you lead. - the nature of leading also means you're usually full systems-go, not in autopilot as I've seen Many TRs do (just pull that slack, no need to even watch them climb - dumb!!) - There is a far greater likelyhood that when TRing, there are more beginners than experienced climbers - that just how it goes - almost everyone starts on a TR, so the likelyhood of those on a TR having little to no experience is far greater than when leading.

I end it by saying - So far, I've been lucky and encountered very few mishaps outdoors by leaders.. I think maybe once and it was more of a bad math situation (the leader was one draw short)... but what I can say is that I can't even count the number of gym and outdoor accidents or near accidents from those Top Roping.

As the first person to respond said - its all safe and sound if you take the time to learn the skills. [

OK, so it's Monday ... where's the data supporting the crap the TR is more dangerous ? Sure, more beginners TR than lead and I've seen plenty of stupid stuff and maybe some minor scrapes but it is absolute rubbish to claim it is more dangerous than leading.

There are more injuries top roping and lowering and more deaths leading. You pick: which is more dangerous?

Your categories seem strange. Are top roping, lowering, and leading supposed to be mutually exclusive? If so, then I have trouble believing that top roping (excluding lowering) is more dangerous than leading (excluding lowering).